Recent content by Gamma1214

Prior to refrigeration, harvesting ice on Erie was a huge business.

I usually stop just short of oddly-flavored Spam (but, if I'm hungry enough...)

The parks have elevated platforms called chickees that people can camp upon. They usually include port-a-potties also. It makes camping easier in the really marshy areas and keeps you up out of reach of the gators. I searched some TRs to find a good picture but most have "photobucket"...

Woodsmoke and horses... if Chanel ever bottles that combo I might have to get married again.

Those buggers get up to 35 lbs... I'd probably cook one up just to see. (and here I thought rodents of unusual size didn't really exist)

No face shield but I've been pretty happy with the Guidewear jackets from Cabela's / Bass Pro Shops. They're lightweight, waterproof, breathe reasonably well and have held up really well. They've become my go-to light jacket for windy or rainy weather on trips or around home. They also seem to...

I'll agree that it's better than coon. I like to parboil young groundhogs and they taste a lot like rabbit to me. Best part is that just about any farmer will let you hunt them and doing so virtually guarantees you access during deer season.

I like the anchor pegs for chickee camping... DIY or purchase?

What on earth would cause a turkey to stalk a panther?!... Is there a turkey on YouTube doing insane survivalist challenges?

LOL We lost power for about 3 hours yesterday evening. I fired up the old white gas Coleman lantern right on the coffee table. Enough light to read by and a little heat as a bonus. :)

Once the place warms up a little, I'm thinking about revisiting SC and doing a few nights' trip. Both the Broad River and the Wateree River have been suggested and both would make a take-out at Sparkleberry Swamp a possibility. Broad River from Ninety-nine Islands Dam looks like 150 miles or...

Hmm... that might explain the longevity of the seemingly unfoul fowl. I wonder if anyone will subpoena the trip report (or Recped) as evidence?

I think he needs a stripper. (I mean, everyone likes strippers, right?)

Welcome. I don't know much about repairing hogged boats but I'd wondered the same about the cause. I have to doubt that the center thwart would have kept that part of the floor from caving in so it seems likely that the canoe had been stored upside down with some heavy weights fore & aft...

Yep. They even cut & pasted the "about" write-up where they talk about their Moscow, Idaho headquarters. (they did, however, remove the phone number from the "contact us" section).